Tiera Fletcher ’17: Finding the purpose that propels us
The aerospace engineer, mentor, and author talks motivation and representation with MIT Libraries staff.
3 Questions: Honing robot perception and mapping
Luca Carlone and Jonathan How of MIT LIDS discuss how future robots might perceive and interact with their environment.
Magnetic robots walk, crawl, and swim
New soft-bodied robots that can be controlled by a simple magnetic field are well suited to work in confined spaces.
Learning the language of molecules to predict their properties
This AI system only needs a small amount of data to predict molecular properties, which could speed up drug discovery and material development.
Building connections
PhD student Will Sussman studies wireless networks while fostering community networks.
MIT scientists build a system that can generate AI models for biology research
BioAutoMATED, an open-source, automated machine-learning platform, aims to help democratize artificial intelligence for research labs.
Andrea Lo ’21 draws on ecological lessons for life, work, and education
With a minor in literature and environmental sustainability, the biology alumna considers perspectives from Charles Darwin to Annie Dillard.
The chore of packing just got faster and easier
A new computational method facilitates the dense placement of objects inside a rigid container.
Researchers grow precise arrays of nanoLEDs
A new technique produces perovskite nanocrystals right where they’re needed, so the exceedingly delicate materials can be integrated into nanoscale devices.
Professor Emeritus Dick Thornton, maglev innovator and electronics entrepreneur, dies at 93
A longtime beloved MIT faculty member, Thornton was an adventurer who advocated exploration in all aspects of life.